Clifford Price better known as Goldie in an interview revealed by accident the first name of the elusive graffiti artist Banksy.

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Who Is Banksy?

Banksy is one of the most prominent authors of street art in the world today, but most of his works have been illegally created in different places around the world. His identity for many years has been the subject of constant speculation.

In an interview Goldie referred to the work of Banksy and pointed out that people are trying to gain from the paintings of the enigmatic artist.

"Give me a bubble letter and put it on a T-shirt and write Banksy on it and we're sorted. We can sell it now... No disrespect to Robert, I think he is a brilliant artist. I think he has flipped the world of art over.", said Goldie before quickly changing the subject.

Calling Banksy "Robert," indirectly confirms the theory that behind this nickname lies Robert Del Naja, one of the founders of the British trip-hop​ band Massive Attack. Del Naja was a graffiti artist before he got involved with music.

Of course​, Del Naja denied all of this, saying​ it would be "a good story but sadly not true". "He is a mate as well. He's been to some of the gigs. It's purely a matter of logistics and coincidence, nothing more than that."

The first graffiti by Banksy appeared in the early 90's in Bristol. In 2016, English journalist Craig Williams made an investigation in which he found that Banksy's paintings appeared in the same places where the band resided.

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